Author Archives: Maureen Duffy-Guy

Today is Christ the King Sunday, the last day of the church year. Christ is King! God as king makes me think of God, up in the sky, far away from us and life here on earth. We want to be close to God and experience peace, joy, and the blessings of knowing Him. SoContinue reading “The Joy of Living a Merciful Life”

Today we’re going to talk about taking responsibility for our lives.  Irresponsibility is when I don’t take responsibility for the things I’m responsible for, and when I’m irresponsible, someone else has to take up my responsibility. Irresponsibility is not easy to recognize in yourself. And irresponsibility started from the beginning of time.  In one of the first stories in ourContinue reading “Your Response Ability”

Wouldn’t it be nice to be descended from someone famous? My mom used to say we were descended from the great King of Ireland, Brian Boru. But, she said, “Everyone who is Irish thinks they are descended from him.”   Maybe you are related to someone famous. But even if you are not, if you areContinue reading “Shining Through”

Today’s message is about being called. Have you gotten a lot of phone calls related to the election lately? Texts? Endless pieces of mail? If you’re watching at home and you’ve received too many calls, etc., type in “I’ve been called!” I remember my mother-in-law lived in Iowa. She used to say she stopped answering the phone inContinue reading “Called!”

“A Mighty Fortress is our God” is one of my best hymns! I wrote the music and the words, but it’s from Psalm 46. It’s wonderful to hear it played and all of you singing!   I am glad to be with you on a special occasion, Reformation Sunday. I am Martin Luther, I kicked offContinue reading “God’s Free Gift of Grace: Preached by Martin Luther”

Do you remember learning to ride a bike? You need to trust the person helping you ride a bike. You want them to keep holding on and never let go, but they know they need to let go when you are ready. It is hard to learn to ride a bike if you do not trust thatContinue reading “Who do you trust?”

Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary and his wife was really angry. She told him “Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!” The next morning, he got up early and left for work. When his wife wokeContinue reading “Peace with God”

The story in Matthew chaper 4 of how Jesus called his disciples sounds unbelievable.  Jesus sees James and John, fishing with their father Zebedee. They are not fishing for fun; this is their occupation. They see Jesus and immediately drop their fishing nets and leave their father in the boat to follow Jesus!   That doesn’t sound right. It soundsContinue reading “Follow: Next Steps”

When I was a kid, I had chores to do. My brother and I were supposed to take turns cleaning the bathroom sink. We had a lot of disagreements about whose turn it was. I also remember a time a friend and I made apples with cinnamon and sugar. Then we forgot and left them for a month. WhenContinue reading “One for All”

I don’t understand why everybody wouldn’t want Christianity to be true, even if they’re not Christians. I know that some people don’t like Christians because they’ve been treated poorly by them. There’s some who don’t believe in Christianity, because they were taught something different. But I don’t understand why everyone wouldn’t want Christianity to beContinue reading “God’s Unsettling Love”